Potential advances in the diagnosis of mesothelioma and the treatment for the disease are being reported this week from different parts of the world, another indication that the fight against this cancer has become an international...
Suffering from malignant mesothelioma also means suffering from the pain it causes and the financial burden it also entails. This grave illness, which is often mistaken as lung cancer or another type of respiratory illness, affects those who have been exposed to...
Duluth, Minnesota - Researchers who have been tracking the health of workers in Minnesota’s so-called Iron Range recently updated the number of deaths attributed to the aggressive cancer known as mesothelioma, usually caused by asbestos exposure. When...
I really like seeing the little guy get protected, especially cases when big companies knew or should have known the dangers to the patient. The incentive for companies to make money without disclosing the dangers is just too great. The only way to stop...
UNIONDALE, NY (CBSNewYork) - With concerts, the circus and hockey, the Nassau Coliseum has been a very popular venue for years. but now, state inspectors are looking into whether asbestos inside the coliseum poses a cancer threat.WCBS 880′s Sophia Hall reports Nassau County has admitted in the...
A victim of an asbestos induced injury may be eligible for an asbestos settlement as a compensation for their damages and losses. an asbestos injury is caused by exposure to the material. Toxic airborne fibers contaminate the air and that can be extremely dangerous and harmful to anyone who ingests...
Data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has shown that despite federal restrictions on the commercial use of asbestos, workers who were exposed to asbestos-containing products on the job decades ago may still be at risk of being diagnosed with mesothelioma or...
New York, NY (PRWEB) January 27, 2012 New York City mesothelioma lawyer Joseph W. Belluck said today that the American Cancer Society's recently released 2012 annual statistical report showing that cancer death rates continue to fall is little comfort to those who suffer from mesothelioma, a cancer caused by asbestos exposure. “It’s a positive trend, certainly, that cancer is taking fewer lives, but...
Mesothelioma or Lung Cancer? Pleural Fluid may tell Posted on Friday, December 09, 2011. One of the biggest challenges in treating malignant pleural mesothelioma is making a definitive diagnosis. Mesothelioma is a cancer that occurs in the membranous tissue encasing the lungs and other organs. It is almost always caused by...
New research from Europe suggests that a drug known as gemcitabine, given along with one that is now commonly used for mesothelioma, might someday serve as another weapon in doctors’ arsenals against the cancer. Gemcitabine (marketed as Gemzar) is a chemotherapy drug...